Why working parents are set up to fail

Georgie Dent’s National Press Club address recently went viral after laying bare the compounding pressures on modern families. Between skyrocketing costs of living, rigid workplace expectations, and an eye-watering gap between school days and work hours, is the current system setting parents up to fail? Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ►    / @guardianaustralia   Reged Ahmad speaks with CEO of advocacy group The Parenthood, Georgie Dent, to unpack why raising children has become an impossible mathematical equation and how policy reform can fix it. Read more: It costs nearly $37,000 a year to raise two children in Australia, research shows ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia... Parenting advocate says family pressures are a ‘policy failure’ ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia... Parenting advocate explains 814-hour parenting shortfall caused by school holidays ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia... Get the latest news at theguardian.com ► https://www.theguardian.com/au?CMP=gd... Support Guardian Australia ► https://support.theguardian.com/contr... Sign up to Guardian Australia's free daily newsletters, the Morning Mail and Afternoon Update ► https://www.theguardian.com/email-new... Find or follow Guardian Australia: Website ► https://theguardian.com/au?CMP=gdnaus_yt Google News ► https://news.google.com/publications/... Instagram ►   / guardianaustralia   TikTok ►   / guardianaustralia   LinkedIn ►   / guardianaustralia   Threads ► https://www.threads.net/@guardianaust... WhatsApp Channels ► https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBW... Facebook ►   / theguardianaustralia   Newsletters ► https://www.theguardian.com/email-new... Subscribe to the Guardian's other YouTube channels: The Guardian ►    / @theguardian   Guardian News ►    / @guardiannews   Guardian Football ►    / @guardianfootball   Guardian Sport ►    / @guardiansport   Guardian Live ►    / @guardianlive   #childcare #costofliving #parenting #theparenthood #georgiedent